Calling someone you haven’t spoken to in two years isn’t weird; it’s just being human.
Today’s guest is Jacob Marquez, also known as J. Henry, a Seattle-based tech entrepreneur and musical artist whose approach to relationships challenges a lot of conventional friendship wisdom.
Jacob is the founder of Seattle’s Best Brunch, bringing creatives together to collaborate and spotlight each other’s work, and he’s developing an app that helps people nurture their relationships.
What drew me to Jacob wasn’t what he was building but how he approaches connection. He’ll call someone out of the blue after years of silence, and he thinks that friendships can be reciprocal – even if one person talks about themself the whole time.
Our conversation touches on everything including low-maintenance friendships, systems for connection, and the impact of redefining intimacy, and I think it will have us all thinking twice about our assumptions regarding how friendship should work.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
- Jacob’s work in community connection, including Seattle’s Best Brunch and his app, Connect, which provides systems for staying connected
- The different systems each of us uses to track and maintain friendships; plus, why it’s important to be open to change and growth in our friendships as time goes on
- Different ways friendships can actually be reciprocal – even if you don’t think they are at first glance!
- The entrances into different communities you could be finding just by being open and communicative about what you’re looking for
Resources & Links
On Instagram check out Jacob’s personal Instagram and his account for Seattle’s Best Brunch.
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